Valentino and Hinkle Secure Pre-Litigation Settlement in Family Leave Dispute

New York maintains one of the nation’s strongest and most comprehensive Paid Family Leave policies. First established in 2016, these laws ensure that families would not have to put their financial security at risk to care for a newborn. CRK&L partners James Valentino and Ramsey Hinkle have successfully represented many parents who have been discriminated […]

CRKL Named Tier 1 by Best Law Firms®

CRKL has been named as a Tier 1 firm in New York City for Criminal Defense: White Collar in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms® published by Best Lawyers.  Best Lawyers uses a system of peer-review research to collect the opinions of leading attorneys to evaluate the strengths of law firms in various practice areas. Since it […]

Twelve CRKL Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers for 2024

Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP is pleased to announce that 10 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected to the 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list. In addition, two attorneys – Thomas Dollar, and Eliel Talo – have been named to the 2024 New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. For the third […]

John Spagna Joins as Partner

John Spagna, an attorney with diverse experience across a number of legal specialties, has joined the firm as partner. A seasoned litigation attorney with extensive government, in-house and private practice experience, John has handled cross-border litigations, white-collar defense cases, and internal investigations as both external and in-house counsel. Additionally, he has managed complex matrimonial and […]

Charles E. Clayman Honored By The New York Law Journal For “Lifetime Achievement”

Charles E. Clayman, CRK&L founder and partner, was recently presented with the 2024 “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the New York Law Journal. The editors and publisher presented Clayman with the award at the publication’s annual dinner on September 5. For more than 50 years, Clayman, more commonly known as “Chuck,”  has fought for justice in […]

Blassberger Secures Full Dismissal After DA Fails to Meet Discovery Obligations

Partner Effie Blassberger recently capitalized on New York’s discovery reforms to secure a full dismissal on behalf of a client charged with numerous misdemeanor offenses pertaining to allegations that he was driving while intoxicated. During the pendency of the case, Blassberger recognized that the District Attorney’s Office had failed to comply with its discovery obligations […]